This week on Post Games, “What we have in common with world-ending AI.”
Act 1: Why every AI superfan and skeptic should play Universal Paperclips. A review conversation with AJ Fillari, co-host of dotzip and producer of Into the Aether
For Patreon subscribers, an intermission: 5 "clicker" games to play after Universal Paperclips
Act 2: An extended interview with Frank Lantz, the creator of Universal Paperclips about designing a game from the AI's POV
Act 3: The news of the week, including cool game art for a good cause
Also for Patreon subscribers: a recording of Frank Lantz’s famous speech about the trouble with modern video games
This episode is part one of a two-part series on what we can learn about AI and ourselves through video games. Next week, we'll continue with "How I AI-proofed my career after imagining the apocalypse."
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